Going to Japan for 2 weeks, vaccinations

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If you are from Denmark (like OP and I), there is a very handy site called rejsedoktor.dk.

For a two-week trip to Japan, you need the following vaccinations:

  • diphtheria
  • hepatitis A
  • tetanus

It is likely that you already have one or more of these vaccinations. Diphteria and tetanus are usually administered together at public school, and lasts for ten years. Hepatitis A lasts for one year, but if you get a follow-up shot within that year, it lasts for 25 years (though my doctor said "for life" – I guess he knows something about my medical conditions that I don't. Hmmm.).

Similar Danish sites: sikkerrejse.dk, blivvaccineret.dk and in some cases simply netdoktor.dk.

Sweden have similar sites: resemedicin.com and vaccinationsguiden.se.

Norway: nettdoktor.no

Finally, you can some times find info about this on your country's official travel guides, although they are primarilly for emergencies and security warnings.

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None. I've lived in Japan for 12 years, never once heard of vaccination requirements nor been asked a single question about it at the airport. I expect it depends on where you are from, but there's nothing here of any particular concern.

(But stay out of the Dengue Fever park in Tokyo.)

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There aren't any requirements from most countries. There are recommendations for some. For example: Japanese encephalitis if you're spending lots of time outdoors.

A list for Canadians: http://travel.gc.ca/travelling/publications/well-on-your-way

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